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Training Traditional Birth Attendants in three districts of Bangladesh to prevent and manage birth asphyxia at community level

Partner

Diabetic Association of Bangladesh - Perinatal Care Project (BADAS-PCP)

Duration

2004-2006

Background

Resuscitation with room air has now been demonstrated to be as effective as resuscitation with oxygen. A multicentre trial has demonstrated the effectiveness of the mouth-to-mask method of resuscitation in an institutional setting, which provides a more practical and cost effective technical option for a community based intervention trial.

Project

Working in poor, rural districts, Bogra, Faridpur and Moulavibazar, the project aimed to identify whether training Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) in the prevention of birth asphyxia and neonatal resuscitation is a feasible and cost-effective means of improving newborn health and survival at community level.

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